Kochi
Americannoun
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a seaport on central Shikoku, in SW Japan.
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Formerly Cochin. a seaport in W Kerala, in SW India: first European fort in India, built by Portuguese in 1503.
noun
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a port in SW Japan, on central Shikoku on Urado Bay. Pop: 326 490 (2002 est)
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another name for Cochin
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That night, in a hostel catering to pilgrims, I redid our GPS map to join the Henro route the next day in Kochi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
We had cycled that morning to three Buddhist temples near Kochi city and were heading toward a fourth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Lavan docked in the southwest Indian port of Kochi on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Another ship, which sailed from the southern Indian port city of Kochi to join the effort, continues to comb the waters for survivors and debris.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
He added that Arata Kochi, as head of the TB program for WHO, had come to recognize this threat and had introduced the idea of a DOTS-plus strategy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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